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Skills Lab- Abbreviation Quiz 2 > Unit 5- Suffixes and Word Parts > Flashcards

Unit 5- Suffixes and Word Parts Flashcards

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-algia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Excision

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-tomy

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Incision

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-lysis

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Break up, loosen

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-ism

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Condition of

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-ole

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A small version

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Enchephal/o

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Brain

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Gastro/o

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Stomach

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Lobe-

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Lobe, as lung or brain

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Myo-

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Muscle

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ophthalm-

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Eye

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Orchid/o

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Testicle

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Pancreat-

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pancreatic/o

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Phleb-

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Vein

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Pneum/o

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Lungs

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Proct/o

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Rectum

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Pyel/o

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Pelvis of kidney

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Stomat/o

A

Mouth

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Thorac/o

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Thorax

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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Gastritis

A

Inflammation of the stomach

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Neuralgia

A

Pain originating from nerve sources (pain in a nerve)

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Gastrectomy

A

Excision of the stomach or a portion of it

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Colostomy

A

Incision of the colon

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Enterolysis

A

Surgical separation of intestinal adhesions

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Alcoholism

A

A variety of conditions involving dependence on and the abuse of alcohol

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Arteriole

A

A minute arterial branch

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Arteriogram

A

An x-ray picture of an artery

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Enchepalitis

A

Inflammation of the brain

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Hepatitis

A

Inflammation of the liver

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Ileus

A

Intestinal obstruction

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Laparoscopy

A

View into abdomen

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Lobotomy

A

Cutting of nerve fibers of the brain

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Mammogram

A

x-ray recording of breast tissue

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Myocarditis

A

Inflammation of the heart tissue

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Nephritis

A

Inflammation of the kidney

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Ophthalmorrhagia

A

Hemorrhage from the eye

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Orchiopathy

A

Any disease of the testes

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Osteoporosis

A

Abnormal thinning of the skeleton

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Otitis

A

Inflammation of the ear

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Pancreatitis

A

Inflammation of the pancreas

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Phlebotomy

A

Incision of a vein

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Pneumonectomy

A

Excision of lung tissue

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Proctoscopy

A

View into rectum with scope

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Pyelonephritis

A

Inflammation of the kidney

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Sacrolumbar

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Pertaining to the sacrum and lumbar area of the spine

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Splenectomy

A

Removal of spleen

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Stomatitis

A

Inflammation of the mouth

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Thoracentesis

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Surgical puncture and drainage of the thoracic cavity

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Thyroxine

A

A hormone of the thyroid gland that contains iodine

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Ureteropathy

A

Any disease of the ureter

Skills Lab- Abbreviation Quiz 2 (2 decks)

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